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Genealogy Roundup, January 27

By |2021-01-27T10:31:28-05:00January 27th, 2021|Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Immigration, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Memories of my Dad on what would have been his 85th birthday, a hidden gem in an 1864 town book, the last man to leave Ellis Island, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, October 21

By |2020-10-21T09:47:28-04:00October 21st, 2020|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration|

In this week's Roundup: A charming story about a handshake deal, an 80-year-old beekeeper, and his honeybees, who are hard at work in a slice of woods on the Niagara Frontier; Joe Biden's Irish roots, a statue honoring the patron saint of immigrants, and much, much more.

Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #219: ChineseExclusionFiles.com

By |2020-03-20T12:38:38-04:00March 20th, 2020|Grants, History, Human Interest, Immigration|

Trish Hackett Nicola of ChineseExclusionFiles.com has been awarded the second of two grants in Q1 2020. Grant funds will be used to help cover the costs of running the ChineseExclusionFiles website.

Genealogy Roundup, June 12

By |2019-06-12T11:10:20-04:00June 12th, 2019|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration, Orphan Heirlooms|

In this week's Roundup: how DNA helped one man identify his grandfather and solve a crime, two orphan heirloom stories, Oprah's keynote at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening, and more.

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